RonPaul2012.com Launches

[ihsv]

They really should have done something with the "R" or the "P" instead of the "A".

 

[teacherone]

the A is for America.

it's good. just be happy people.

 

[Harry96]

I had to look, but I think it's the hair part.

It's amazing to me that anyone can't instantly tell. The hair part is the main thing, but flipping a picture also distorts the person's face slightly, puts their suit jacket's breast pocket on the wrong side, makes a man's jacket appear to be a woman's because it's buttoned the wrong way, etc. Like I said, it's beyond me why web designers do that. I would almost fire a designer, just for that. I mean it. It pisses me off that much. It makes the whole site look terrible.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

I think the logo is wonderful! The title bar that is completely gray needs color. I like the idea of having Ron Paul gray'd because it makes him look younger, but having all that gray really deadens the whole site. I'm not worried about it though. During the '08 campaign we saw plenty of changes to the official site. This is a great start and a great logo! Wish I could donate today!

 

[ihsv]

the A is for America.

it's good. just be happy people.

Unless they were told that the "A" stands for America, I doubt the general public would get it. The symbolism in a good mark or brand should be easily recognized.

 

[teacherone]

I think the logo is wonderful! The title bar that is completely gray needs color. I like the idea of having Ron Paul gray'd because it makes him look younger, but having all that gray really deadens the whole site. I'm not worried about it though. During the '08 campaign we saw plenty of changes to the official site. This is a great start and a great logo! Wish I could donate today!

true. title bar could be crimson.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

It will be fine. It doesn't matter as much as you think.

 

[Harry96]

I should mention that there's a design principle that you want someone looking into the page, rather than off of it; this is the main reason for flipping. If someone is pictured looking to their left (to the viewer's right), then you shouldn't put their picture on the right side (of a site, newspaper article, whatever) because they'll be looking off of the screen/page, and it looks wrong somehow.

But flipping is always obvious, so it's better to adjust the design to suit the picture, assuming you only have one -- which brings me to my other points:

1. There are tons of pics of Ron floating around, looking every which way.

2. Even if there weren't, I'm sure he'd be glad to pose for numerous photos for his new site, seated in every possible direction, so the webmaster has whatever pose he needs.

3. With this design, Ron is situated toward the center of the screen, so the picture didn't even need to be flipped, even if it was the only one they had and they could never get a different one! It's like someone flipped it for the heck of it, or got a flipped picture and couldn't recognize it as such. It makes the whole site looks like crap, and it's such an easy fix.

 

[sailingaway]

I think it is very cool that they tried out the logo on us before picking one.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Considering how important the ticker was in 2007-2008 to raising money, it's hard to understand why one isn't already up.

 

[teacherone]

I should mention that there's a design principle that you want someone looking into the page, rather than off of it; this is the main reason for flipping. If someone is pictured looking to their left (to the viewer's right), then you shouldn't put their picture on the right side (of a site, newspaper article, whatever) because they'll be looking off of the screen/page, and it looks wrong somehow.

But flipping is always obvious, so it's better to adjust the design to suit the picture, assuming you only have one -- which brings me to my other points:

1. There are tons of pics of Ron floating around, looking every which way.

2. Even if there weren't, I'm sure he'd be glad to pose for numerous photos for his new site, seated in every possible direction, so the webmaster has whatever pose he needs.

3. With this design, Ron is situated toward the center of the screen, so the picture didn't even need to be flipped, even if it was the only one they had and they could never get a different one! It's like someone flipped it for the heck of it, or got a flipped picture and couldn't recognize it as such. It makes the whole site looks like crap, and it's such an easy fix.

no need to flip out dude.

 

[sailingaway]

I liked the other eagle design better. Don't like the A very much. Looks weird.

This might be better for the campaign. We can use the eagle for grassroots stuff. We don't want stuff we do to look like it is coordinated with the campaign, in fact we'd want to say 'not associated with any candidate campaign'.

 

[mac_hine]

I give the A a B.

 

[low preference guy]

Considering how important the ticker was in 2007-2008 to raising money, it's hard to understand why one isn't already up.

Gary hired Ron's fundraiser guy from 2008. Maybe everyone else forgot about the ticker and somebody will have to remind them.

 

[sailingaway]

Damn, we're RUNNING this campaign!

cool.

 

[sailingaway]

Gary hired Ron's fundraiser guy from 2008. Maybe everyone else forgot and somebody will have to remind them.

pish tosh. Benton knows, and they had one up for the LibertyPac money bomb. I think they found out with Rand's that sometimes you DON'T want the other side to know your totals because then they know the amount to beat to be 'highest' and get the headline. (Rand's opponent just loaned a suitable amount to his own campaign.) Also, I understood the FEC had questions about it and I don't know how that turned out. Rand started just putting it up for money bombs after the primary was over.

I agree it is more fun for the grass roots to know what he has and to see it grow. It also helps us schedule money bombs and know when they are important. But there are other considerations.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

pish tosh. Benton knows, and they had one up for the LibertyPac money bomb. I think they found out with Rand's that sometimes you DON'T want the other side to know your totals because then they know the amount to beat to be 'highest' and get the headline.

Dumb, really dumb if they don't have a permanent ticker like in 2007 and just have it up for money bombs.

 

[MelissaWV]

The font and composition of the logo are great. As for the three color bar in the "A", I think it's entirely unnecessary.

I'm going with this one. They could have gone with a flourished "A" in the same shade of blue. I guess they wanted to introduce some red into it, but it just looks very Aquafresh

I think you are all reading a little bit too much into the logo. It does not matter that much.

Yeah no one remembers a logo. That's probably why we still have people talking about a rEVOLution, or why Obama's logo was everywhere even when his Hope-Change crap wasn't.

It's amazing to me that anyone can't instantly tell. The hair part is the main thing, but flipping a picture also distorts the person's face slightly, puts their suit jacket's breast pocket on the wrong side, makes a man's jacket appear to be a woman's because it's buttoned the wrong way, etc. Like I said, it's beyond me why web designers do that. I would almost fire a designer, just for that. I mean it. It pisses me off that much. It makes the whole site look terrible.

The flipping bothers you more than the fact it makes him look hunched and adds shoulder gerbils? I think there are nicer photos that could be used. I like the one at the top of LibertyForums more than the one at the top of the main site.

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I agree about the ticker, and the gray bar looks fine to me but... eh... it would also look nice in crimson.

Overall it's a very nice site and, despite being a template site, looks somehow clean and different with the exception of that photo at the top.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

true. title bar could be crimson.

do you mean the title bar or the navigation bar? I like the gray navigation bar. That's nice. But the title bar with the logo, eagle, and Dr. Paul is too colorless.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

I think something should be done with the 'R' in "Ron". Maybe make that American flaggie. Then you could use that for "Ron" and "Restore" and also "Republican".


the 'A' is a little....ambiguous.